The decision of South Western Railways (SWR) to introduce a dedicated train between Banaswadi in northeast Bengaluru to Hosur in Tamil Nadu has given residents of India’s Information Technology (IT) capital an alternative to the massive traffic snarls they would normally face on their way to work.

Just as Indian Railways closes in on a year which saw record laying of new tracks, record electrification of the existing tracks, new investments for overcrowded cities, and a gradual but sure improvement in safety standards, the opposition has trained guns on the public sector giant.